When Alby checks out toward the end of our story, Newt is thrust into a leadership position while things seem to be falling apart around him. Instead of whining about it, which would be totally justified if you ask us, he takes on the role with aplomb. Heeding Alby's cryptic warning to protect the Maps, Newt secretly gets Minho to transport them into hiding while replacing them with decoys, which saves the day when Alby ends up setting fire to the Map Room. Newt's also the one to recruit and gather everyone who is going to attempt the escape. When the time comes, he's the one making the big battle speech and getting everyone rallied in order for the escape to be successful. He's everything you could ask for in a post-apocalyptic dystopia.

A sort of moral compass that the other boys look toward for guidance, Alby often has to do the hard thing rather than what'd be easier at the time. When Ben tries to kill Thomas Alby is the one who shoots him in order to stop the attack, but you can tell he only resorts to violence as a last-ditch effort. Then, when Ben survives the arrow to the face, Alby is the one to oversee the Banishment ceremony:

"You brought this on yourself, Ben," Alby said. Then he shook his head […] "If we let shanks like you get away with that stuff," Alby said, "we never would've survived this long." (13.55, 14.15)

During Keeper meetings, Alby is the one who insists on following formal protocol for the proceedings, even though it makes him look like a huge nerd.

In other words, Alby is The Man.